The Cavalier daily :: Friday, March 12, 1971 :: University of Virginia Library

'A', 'C', and 'D' squads will tangle
with the Marylanders' top three
sides, while Washington and Lee
sends down its first and second
units to battle the second and fifth
Cavalier contingents.

Soundly trounced 23-3, last fall
by the Baltimore 'A' team, Virginia
very much would like to even the
score before the Nameless Field
crowd. But the task should be a
difficult one with experience the
key to the entire Baltimore attack.
Fly half Kent Taylor, once given a
shot at making the New Zealand
Nationals (comparable to earning
an Olympic berth), spearheads the
offensive fireworks.

Naturally Taylor is not a
one-man show. He receives help
both in the scrum and on the
backline. Anchoring the backs is
the task of center Dick O'Neal. At
220 pounds, O'Neal is very fast and
is known around rugby circles (and
beer kegs) as one of the meanest
midliners in this area. However, he
might find himself confronted all
afternoon by Virginia's stalwart
center Courtney Hoopes.

Manning the wings for the
visitors are two speedsters. Blaha
recently graduated from the
gridiron of Boston College. Smythe,
on the other side, once played for
the Argentinian National squad.
Besides their fleetness of foot, both
are versatile athletes, capable of
ramming over, under, or slicing
through the Cavalier defenses.

Fullbacking for the invading
Maryland squad is Ron Harska.
Harska, though relatively small in
stature, is big with the toe. The
Baltimore Colts once invited him to
their training camp; most reports
said that he almost latched on with
the current champions of
professional football as a punter.

"Big" was the only word
Virginia's Jay Waldron could offer
about the Baltimore scrum. Former
lacrosse All-American Bill
Reynolds, who mans one of the
second row slots, stands an
imposing 6-6. He definitely will
pose a threat to the Virginians in
the lineouts, as the homeside
cannot counter with anyone that
large.

Another rugged body in the
scrum will be Shambo, playing at
one of the wing forward spots.
Shambo, luckily, only stands a
mere 6-3, 220. The other
scrummers are all tried performers
having helped give the Virginia side
its worst defeat in several years in
the Baltimore romp last fall.
Among them is an international
side hooker who will be a stern
match for Virginia's Steve Boltoh.

Having lost second row-man Jay
Waldron for a month with a
shoulder separation, the Virginia
'A' side will still field a proven
fifteen men on the Nameless pitch.
Despite having a smaller scrum than
the invaders. The hosts hope to
compensate for this with open field
plays and tight follow tactics.
Possibly the Cavaliers will have to
turn to their kicking style of play
to offset the size disadvantage.

In for a rough afternoon is
hooker Steve Bolton, as he will be
facing Baltimore's international
counterpart. Props are Clay
Ratterree and Gary Ahrens. With
Waldron injured Paul Fiehbeck will
take a berth in the second row of
scrummers along with veteran
jumper Mike Scheer. Backing them
up are lock John Oliver and wing
forwards John Pearson (who
sparkled in last weekend's 6-3 win
over Maryland) and Byron "Train"
Shankman.

Getting the ball out to the
backline is the job of scrum half
Tom Furniss. Mark Krebs, who
turned in a solid 80 minutes of play
against Maryland, will return to the
pitch again to hold down the fly
half position. Perennial threat
Courtney Hoopes mans the inside
center, while Joe Jennings gives his
support from his outside post.
Tracksters Ronnie Pulliam and Sam
Robinson perform on the wings.
Hidden behind the other 14 is
fullback David Levy.

Game times for Saturday have the
feature 'A' action at 2. Preceding
this will be 12:30 matches with
Turques - W&L 'A' and 'D' versus
Baltimore. Following the 'A' match
will be two games 3:30. 'C' versus
Baltimore 'B' and E against W&L
(B).